Production Supervisor

DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions.  The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors. 

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world.  The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports. 

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 11 locations.

With nearly 90 years of demonstrated expertise, The Stabilus Group is one of the world's leading providers of motion control solutions for customers across a broad spectrum of industries. 

Stabilus, approaching 1.5B EUR in revenue, is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany and employs more than 7,000 team members across 34 locations in 18 countries.

Stabilus SE is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the MDAX index. www.stabilus.com

The Production Supervisor for DESTACO is responsible for the supervision and coordination of first shift machine shop. He/she will assign work and monitor all work for quality and timeliness, problem solving and decision making. He/she will also ensure that all safety procedures are followed. He/she will perform performance reviews and provide clear feedback to employees. He/she is responsible for the quality of production output. He/she will act as liaison between suppliers and customers and define methods and equipment used to measure process's key quality characteristics. He/she will train production workers in updated work procedures.

The Production Supervisor reports to the Plant Manager. The position is in Wheeling, Illinois and has hourly employees as direct reports. The position requires the ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Key Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Leads and promotes safety awareness with other key members of the team.  Promotes accident prevention and employee involvement regarding a safe work environment.  Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Leads and fosters the continuous improvement roadmap for the manufacturing team.  Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive continued operational improvements and ensures engagement of the entire team through strong communication and clear direction.
• Motivates and manages the machining team to achieve annual goals/objectives set at the individual and organizational level.
• Supervises team daily, while ensuring safety requirements are met.
• Responsible for the quality of production output.
• Ensures the completion of the daily schedule.
• Responds to abnormalities in the department, such as production disruptions, implements counter measures and manages daily continuous improvement.
• Regularly coaches, mentors, disciplines and provides feedback to team members.
• Conducts performance appraisals.
• Manages numeric information
• Reports and elevates any issues reported by employees to management.
• Schedules weekly overtime when needed.
• Assists with the hiring process.
• Any duties required assisting customers and/or making DESTACO a successful organization.

Leadership Competencies aligned with Stabilus and executed in DESTACO with appropriate expectations for the job level:

• Attracts, Develops and Retains Talent – Creates a learning environment that recognizes and maximizes the potential of all employees. Develops high potential individuals for future strategic needs.
• Results Driven – Produces results that exceed the strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the DESTACO values.
• Change Leadership – Aligns an organization and its people to drive for improvement and adopt new, challenging directions. Energizes a whole organization to want to change in the same direction. Influences others in a mature and empowering manner.

Job Requirements:

Experience:

• Requires 5 years minimum Supervisory experience in a Machining environment
• Competency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Ability to learn Manufacturing software such as Oracle
• Understanding of Quality Systems

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Flexible, with strong teamwork orientation
• Experience operating in tiered daily management environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience coaching and training others
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills; analytical and creative
• Strong orientation toward quality, safety and continuous improvement
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Experience implementing lean manufacturing methodologies (Lean 6S, Problem Solving, Toyota Production System, etc.).
• Experience in collaborating with leaders and leading teams.
• Experience with leading and implementing the following:
  • Change Management
  • Coaching and developing team members
  • Performance management process
  • Leadership standard work
  • Talent acquisition/recruitment
  • Experience with Lean and Behavior-based Safety approach a plus.
• Ability to multi-task and manage stressful situations
• Customer mindset

Education and Certification Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.